The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-06
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP
CAPTURE TIE TOWN AND PEOPLE.
Tho First Annual Meeting Of the T. +. A. a
Dig Thing All Hound Yesterdays Pa.
rnde, Business Meeting and banquet.
How the lioya Enjoy Themselves.

Tho West Virginia Division Of the
Travelers' Protective Association com.
menced its first annual meeting in this
city yesterday; the special features OF the
day were a parade, an interesting bust.
ness meeting preceded by q cordial ad.
dress Of welcome delivered by Mr.. A. W.
Csmpbell, and a Bumptuous banquet.
Thus far everything has been a grand
success-even more than tho most san.
guins had hardly dare hope for. The yis.
itipg brethren are charmed with The re.
ception they have had, and nre loud in
their praiss Of Wheeling, her people and
their hospitality. To.day's programme
will DO found 10 DO a very entertaining
one and should not DO missed.
THE TOWN DECORATED.
The city was given over to the gay aud
feative drummers early in the day. Bright
and early tho work Of decoration was com.
menced. and by 10 o'clock Main and Mar.
ket streets and other sections along the
line Of the parade wero gay with bunting,
words OF welcome and Travellers Pro.
tective Association signs. Some OF these
decorations were especially fine and ap.
proprlate, and deserving Of special notice,
did space permit.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the Opera House
band assembled In front Of the Chambsr
Of Commerce, and as It's muaic filled the
air the home boys, accompanied by some
Of the strangers within the city's gates,
who had come in the night before, began
10 gather Tor tho purpose Of receiving the
Parkersburg delegation. They looked
hot and uncomfortable under the suns
warm rays in their plug hats and
good clothes, but they were happy
and expectant, and murmured not aa
their immaculate linen wilted and the
thermometer climbed still higher. About
II o'clock Mr.. John Zorn, assisted by
Charlie Bailey, Dana Geyer and Charlie
Ahrens, marehaled the Post and marched
the column to tho Ohio River roads de.
pot, where the Parkershurg crowd was to
be received. The drummers from down
the road reached hero on time, and after
a ahort march were dismissed for dinner.
THE PARADE.
Ono o'clock was the time announced fol
the parade. but it was nearly 2 before 1t
started. There were about 200 Of the
Knights OF the Grip in line and they made
a dandy appearance. The girls were out
in force 10 seq the darlines and many a
smilo and boquet was bestowed on the
tourists as they passed along. A
squsd OF police was in tho van, fol-
lowed by the band, after which
came the officers Of the State Division
and Posta A and B; Post A, OF Parkers.
burg, was Represented by tho following
named gentlemen, under command OF the
only Col. ". Jerry Hill, the best known
and most popular hotel mau in the
Slate, who, arrayed in a light
spring suit and an extra high spinola
collar was the observed Of all observers:
Mayor j.. s. Camden, Hugh White, 9. B..
Smith, Charles II. Roberts, @. G. Martin,
A. D. Getee, NJ. A. Kendall, ". NJ Cox,
]. T. Mckown, J. II. Cunningham, W. G..
Cunningham. s. L. Gould, J. b. Woodward.
". B. Showalter, 4. W. Nis.ander, W.
B. Caldwell, John W. Roberta, Simms
Powell, President OF Post a., r. Fl. Pat
tsrson, Robert L.. Neal, GIL Hendershott,
O.EM. Shrewsbury, G. L. Spence, T. p.
jeffrey, Secretary and Treasurer E. P.
Kelly, Il. f.. McVeigh, II. H. Hawkins,
Charles F. Thompson, W. E. Balm, J. j..
McManaway, H. e.. Gudgan, IF. Frenler
and others. .s
The parade ended ct the Public Build.
log ct 3 o'clock, and nearly all repair
cd to court room No. l to attend the bust.
ness meeting. There we're ssyerel 'outaid-
ers who deaired to watch the deliberstions
and listen to Mr.. Campbell's address, but
for some reason they were not allowed to
enter, although there was plenty OF
room. The result was they crowded into
the upper corridor, and thereby created
considerable disturbance. %is
Atlast the President, Mr.. 7. T. Wallis,
OF Clarkaburg, occurred order. A very ap-
propriste prayer was offered by Chaplain
Creighton, Of Wheeling Poat, and then
Mr.: Campbell was introduced. He spoke
as follows, .s
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